Regarding the harsh criticism from City Construction Du Gong, the five hundred followers in the livestream room fully understood.

Even though Chen Mo was the one being scolded, when he thought about the word "exploded," he figured he might as well let them scold a bit. It didn't hurt him, but Du Gong was truly exploding with anger.

The braised chicken originally made for himself was bought by Chang Jianjun once again.

"Why don't you make me a mapo tofu instead?" Chang Jianjun hadn't initially planned on eating that dish, but thinking about Du Qiming grimacing and cursing during surgery, he felt it was necessary to try it.

If a dish can entice someone about to undergo hemorrhoid surgery, doesn't that say something about how delicious it must be?

Chen Mo quickly finished making the two dishes while waving his spatula.

Chang Jianjun saw someone eating buns, so he also got two. He did not order noodles but instead got two servings of rice.

After all the dishes were packed, Chang Jianjun didn't eat on the small yellow stool. He carried the plastic bag back to the inpatient department, going clack-clack-clack up to the third floor.

Liu Xia was scrolling through Douyin and, upon hearing footsteps, very alertly closed the app and pretended she was working on a report.

"Dr. Chang, did you leave something behind?"

Chang Jianjun mysteriously looked at something behind Liu Xia, "Can you eat in there?"

"No, you can't!" Liu Xia said and even stood up to block the door of the small break room, "No, I didn't put any appliances in there."

Chang Jianjun was amused by her posture, "I'm not here to inspect you, look at this."

He raised the plastic bag in his hand, "There's a food vendor downstairs. I bought some dishes and rice, thinking since you're on the night shift and haven't eaten, we could share it."

Liu Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Sorry, Dr. Chang, come in, please."

Inside the small break room, Chang Jianjun looked at the lunch boxes and microwave on the table, feeling a bit awkward, but he casually pretended not to notice, then spread the lunch boxes on the table.

We're all workers here, so everyone just turns a blind eye to minor violations.

And such violations are like this: when everyone is doing it, they feel more open about it, so Liu Xia took out a big cola from the closet, "I like some drinks, want some?"

"Sure, a bit!"

Then Liu Xia took out a jar of homemade pickled vegetables, "Want some?"

"That's good, I'll have some too!"

The two sat together in the cramped break room, opened the lunch boxes, and the fragrant mapo tofu, with its red hue dotted with beef bits, looked very appetizing.

The moment the braised chicken with soy sauce was opened, it emitted an extremely rich chicken aroma, perking Liu Xia and Chang Jianjun up and sweeping away the fatigue from the night shift.

"I just asked around; the vendor was sent by the head office, supposedly to inspect the cafeteria project."

"Really?" Liu Xia paused her actions, "Does this mean our cafeteria is finally getting eliminated?"

"I doubt it," Chang Jianjun said, "Although many dislike the cafeteria, very few openly criticize it. This Mr. Chen was pushed to the small corridor behind the inpatient department on his first day of inspection."

Hiss.

Liu Xia found it shocking too, Qian Erniu dares to treat someone from the head office like this now.

It seems this so-called inspection by the head office is just going through the motions.

They both simultaneously chose the braised chicken, each picking up a piece of meat to dip in rice and then eat.

Almost at the same moment, they looked at each other with incredulous eyes.

"Is it really that good?"

"Could he be the head chef from the head office cafeteria?"

The chicken was fresh, fragrant, tender, and succulent upon entry, with the perfect texture that amazed them with its intense chicken flavor!

The chicken aroma was so rich that Chang Jianjun felt he hadn't tasted such chicken in years.

Without further ado, they ate faster and faster, with every mouthful of the saucy broth mixed with rice bringing immense joy to their bodies late at night.

A one-and-a-half-pound serving of braised chicken was finished by the two in just a few minutes.

Chang Jianjun even lifted the lunch box directly, pouring the remaining sauce into a bowl to mix with rice, "Delicious, can't believe this flavor comes from a food cart."

"If Qian Erniu could make it like this, would there be any worry about people not eating there? By the way, Dr. Chang, how much was this braised chicken?"

Chang Jianjun said, "98 Yuan."

Liu Xia paused, feeling it was a bit pricey.

Chang Jianjun, guessing Liu Xia's thoughts, added, "It's actually alright. There aren't any side dishes, I saw the boss cut up a whole chicken for it. Just the chicken being 20 Yuan per pound isn't much, right?"

He wasn't familiar with supermarket prices; his intuition told him this wasn't too expensive.

Liu Xia nodded, feeling his point made sense.

"Look, there are also seasonings, gas, and labor costs—adding everything up, Boss Xiao Chen selling it for 98 Yuan barely makes anything."

Liu Xia looked at Chang Jianjun in confusion, wondering how he did his math to conclude it wasn't profitable.

Although it's certain there's not much profit.

"Try this, Room 301's patient exploded after sneaking some."

Hiss!

The thought of the scenes she had witnessed earlier made Liu Xia feel a bit terrified, "Try it."

They both opted for spoons, as the tofu's red, white, and tender appearance seemed as if it would fall apart at the slightest touch.

The tofu, coated in red oil, melted in the true sense of the word. It didn't dissolve immediately but allowed the mouth to fully experience its tender and fresh taste before melting, turning into spicy broth that flowed freely.

When their brains finally responded from the taste, only beef bits were left in their mouths, leading their tongues to reluctantly chew the beef, the crispy texture and meat aroma merging for a second ultimate taste sensation.

"Oh my, no wonder Room 301 risked exploding to eat this at night. It's delicious!"

"Yeah, oh my, how can this tofu be made like this?"

Both Chang Jianjun and Liu Xia found it very peculiar. As office workers, they mostly ate home-cooked or cafeteria food. Basically, their taste buds were used to homey flavors, so this sudden burst was somewhat overwhelming.

They both ate while dripping with sweat. The magical quality of this mapo tofu seemed to make them crave more with each bite.

Soon, the lunch box was empty.

"Emma, I can't, I want more."

"Shall we?"

The two exchanged smiles, and off they went, feeling lucky for this feast despite the cafeteria being closed!

On the way downstairs, Chang Jianjun started calculating in his mind.

Since Boss Xiao Chen set up his stall behind the inpatient department, which Qian Erniu knows about, there's no harm in letting others know, right?

Of course, mentioning it in the workgroup chat would be conspicuous.

So, Chang Jianjun snapped a few photos of the empty lunch box and swiftly composed a post for his Moments.

"Never thought I'd have such a gourmet meal after working overtime late at night. Suddenly, even overtime doesn't feel so painful."

Caption: empty lunch box.

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